The Sun. — London, England, 1838-12-21 00:00:00

ORN-LAW FALLACIES, WITH THE ANSWERS. (Continued from The Sun of Monday.) 335.—" Agriculture is the great art, which every Govern ment ought to protect ; every proprietor of land to practise ; and every inquirer into nature to improve."—Code of Agricul ture, by the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart., ch. v. ANSWER.—If a manufacturer were to write, " The mak ing of huckaback is the great art which every Government ought to protect ; every proprietor of machinery to prac tise ; and every inquirer into nature to improve ;" it would be exactly as true as the other, though not quite so senti mental. The fact is we can neither do without corn nor without huckaback ; the reasonable inference from which, is, that we should try to have as much as we can of both. The same of all the other puffs of agriculture, ancient and modern. 336.—The prosperity of a nation, possessing an extent of territory sufficient for maintaining its inhabitants,—ld. A. No nation possesses "an extent of territory suffi cient for maintaining its inhabitants," where corn can be bought cheaper abroad than at home. If confined to its own corn, it must maintain fewer inhabitants ; which is not maintaining its inhabitants, but starving part of them and maintaining the rest. 337.—chiefly depends ; 1. Upon the quantity of surplus produce derived from the soil, after defraying the expenses of cultivation. 2. Upon that surplus produce obtaining such a price at market, as will encourage reproduction; and, 3. Upon the cultivator hating such a command of capital, as may enable him to carry on his business with energy.—ld. A.—The property of a nation possessing a power of making waistcoat-pieces for its inhabitants, depends mutatis mulandis on the same things. There is no miracle or mystery peculiar to corn. 338. 1. The surplus produce arises from that inestimable quality possessed by the soil, which enables it, in proportion as it is skilfully managed, to furnish maintenance for a greater number of persons than are required for its cultivation.—ld. A.—The surplus produce in making waistcoat-pieces, wises from that inestimable quality possessed by a spin ning-jenny, which enables it to furnish more waistcoats than are required for the wear of the workmen. 3:39.—Thence proceed the profits of the farmers ;—the rents of the landlords;—the subsistence of the manufacturer, and merchant ;—and the greater proportion of the income of the State. A.—From the surplus produce of the other, proceed the profits of the owner, the salary of the director, the subsistence of all who live by clothing, and just so much of the income of the State as is determined by the values of the different articles concerned. 340. —That surplus marketable produce therefore, is justly considered to be the mainspring, not only of political power, but also of personal enjoyment. —ld. A.—Not a bit more of a main-spring than the other. Turn out the manufacturer without corn, and the agricul turist without clothing, and see which will be most of a main-spring. The fact is, that all this talk of main-springs is delusion. Having what we want, is the main-spring. 341. When that surplus produce does not exist (unless in circumstances of a very peculiar nature), there can be no flou rishing towns;—no military or naval force;--none of the supe rior arts;—none of the finer manufactures ;—no learning ; —none of the conveniences and luxuries of foreign countries ; and none of that cultivated and polished society at home, which not only elevates and dignifies the individual, but also extends its beneficial influence throughout the whole mass of the com munity. What exertions ought not then to be msde, and what encouragement ought not to be given, to preserve or to in crease so essential a resource, the foundation of oar national prosperity I A.—There cars be none of these without food from somewhere ; any more than without clothes. But they might all exist though the soil was flag-stones, if there were the materials for manufactures and commerce underneath. The example of " circumstances of a peculiar nature" given in a note, is the most unfortunate in the world,-_ Holland. 342.—1 f such are the beneficial eff , cts that result from cul tivating the soil, (and the facts are established beyond contra diction), what source, either of domestic industry, or of foreign cnmmerce, can in any respect be put in competition with such a mine of wealth, when extended over a great empire ? A.—Any industry that can support itself, has a right to do it without being depressed to favour the other. There must be no giants in these days ; or at all events none that eat little men. The idea seems always to be, that the question is, who is biggest and is to eat the rest. 343.--But the prosperity of a nation, as already observed, depends not only on having a great marketable surplus, but also on its disposable produce, fetching such a price, as to encourage reproduction.-7/d. A.—And therefore, if a sufficient price cannot be got without, is to be taken twice over from other people and this is to create national wealth. Such is the argu• ment of the squirearchy. 344.—This was the case during the last war ; and hence the nation was enabled, to persevere in it for so many years, and finally to bring it to a successful conclusion. By means of a great surplus of agricultural productions, sold at a high price, the farmer and his landlord were placed in a condition to pay v( ry heavy taxes to Government ;—to engage in improve ments of every description ; —to furnish employment to a nume rous body of labourers, to whom the price of bread was of little consequence, while work was always to be had, at wages pro portioned to theprice of corn;—and to consume immense quan tities of merchandise, and articles of manufacture, by means of which, these two branches of national industry were sup ported, when they were in a great measure deprived of foreign markets.—ld. A.—O the blessings of war ! Make but corn dear, and the felicity of a n ition is assured ! It was not, then, be cause the national industry, in spite of war, created a vast quantity of things useful for war and peace,—but it was be cause war brought with it the blessing of dear bread, that the war was successfully carried on. It was the wonderful dispensation of dear bread, which, strained through the rent-rolls and pockets of the agriculturists, produced such wealth and power as saved us all from the foreign con quest which would otherwise have been our lot. Such is the reasoning. 345. History does not furnish an example of a nation, which abroad, made such incredible exertions, while at home, so many millions of people, enjoyed all the necessaries, the comforts, and most of them the luxuries of life ; the whole originating in prosperous agriculture, without which, our manufacturing industry, our commercial relations, or the ne cessary operations of our finances, could not have been car ried on.—ld. A.—Why not the whole originating in prosperous waist coat-pieces ? What evidence is there that the felicity of the man progressed from belly to back, any more than from back to belly ? The simple fact being, that the man lives by having what he wants all over, and the dispute between back and belly is a trick of trade. 346.—N0r is it alone sufficient, that the farmer should have a price adequate to promote reproduction ; he should likewise have such a command of capital, (and if it must be borrowed, to be attainable at a moderate rate of interest), as will enable him to carry on his business with energy. Indeed, where capital or credit is joined to skill in agriculture, it. lays the foundation of general prosperity. It will not be disputed, that a hundred persons may be put to the greatest inconve nience, because one individual at the head of a chain of cir culation, cannot pay one hundred pounds. Enable him to pay that sum, and progressively, those connected with him are relieved. " But it is the farmer who is the first link, in the great chain of national circulation."—ld. A.—Why is not the manufacturer to stand at the top of the chain sometimes ? He could prove equally well, the great results that would arise from pouring into his funnel, and the way in which the good would be diffused through all the ramifications of society. 347 .—M hen he is supplied with money, he is enabled to pay his rent regularly landlord is thus enabled not only to employ a number of Tab , l o s u a r n e d rs, but to purchase goods, from the British manufacturer, the foreign merchant ;—the latter finding thus a demand for foreign to return, to export British manufactures is enabled, in foreign markets. al s o By means of an abundant circulation the r evenue i s p a id without difficulty, it is regularly remitted, and furnishes the means of paying the dividends due to thestoekholders ; th e credit of the country is thus maintained, and every clas s i n th e community prospers. The whole, it is evident, 9i!tates with the farmer, the first link in the great chain of circulation, whose basis is the plough. Id. A.—And therefore the farmer is to be supplied with money out of other people's pockets. This is the to whi c h th e l an dlords have driven the " argument of the whirligig." But listen to more. 348. —The superior influence of the farmer, in Promoting national ci rcu l a ti on , is as important a discovery in polit i cs, as that of Sir Isaac Newton, who first ascertained the principle on which the heavenly bodies circulated, was in astronomy. It is founded on the system of country banking, which ought to be encouraged, and placed on the securest possible footing. Those nations can alone be eminently and permanently pros perous, whose Governments will act upon that system.—ld. Note. A.—Why will no Newton arise among the manufactur• ing classes ? The country bankers have long since dis covered, that to make money and take the amount from the holders of the circulating medium at large, is the pi imum mobile for them. The manufacturing classes are lazy and behind everybody. (TO BE CONTINUED.) A CLUB FOR FIRE-ARMS.—It is said there is a club for providing fire-arms, at a small village between Roy ton and Rochdale, which is constituted after the plan of the money clubs so common in manufacturing towns. Whenever the amount contributed is sufficient to buy a gun, lots are drawn who shall have it, and so on in succes sion till each subscriber has obtained one.—Manchester Guardian. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. It appears by the Hampshire Telegraph, and other Papers devoted to shipping intelligence, that active exer tions are going forward on our maritime coast and in our dock-yards, in order to put the navy in an effectual state of equipment. An Evening Paper, we are glad to see, an nounces that the mode of recruiting by impressment is en tirely abandoned. There are, however, other abuses in the navy which require correction. We are bound to con cur in the general complaint of partiality, brought at the close of last session against the present system by Sir E. Codrington and Mr. Hume. 'We more especially concur with the following general suggestion and undeniable fact, then adduced by the latter Hon. Member. He said that " a better system should be adopted, and merit should ob tain its due rewards. The rewards of merit were now no toriously given to the sons of the aristocracy." We have latterly commented on the abuse of flogging in the navy. The inadequacy of pay and the unfair distribution, as well as the retention of prize -money, are abuses not less de serving of notice and of remedy. But the system of aristocratical influence in promoting without merit, is the most crying grievance. The younger sons of patricians —mere boys, who have never been out of harbour, have been often made Captains, while hosts of officers, who have encountered hardships and perils in every quarter of the globe, through a long, laborious, and glorious life, are pining away the latter por tion of their existence in obscurity and comparative poverty. Is this justice ? Is it policy ? Can the British navy be expected to maintain the ascendancy of its character un der a system so every way disheartening ? It is notorious that numbers of our best seamen, in consequence of these discouraging circumstances, are even now in foreign ser vice. Our seamen, it is true, have nevertheless always nobly upheld the honour and character of the country when their services were required. Their native spirit in the hour of peril has always burst through the restraints of adverse circumstances, and maintained the ascendancy of Britain's trident over the ocean. But had the system been different, the whole materiel of our crews would have been greatly superior. The subject is of the most vital importance to the well-being of the country, and to its ho nourable security and naval predominance. It deserves the anxious attention of Government, and will, we trust, be brought forward with unrelaxed perseverance before the na tional Legislature till the evils we have indicated are re medied, and the radical vices of the whole system removed. —Morning Advertiser. We have an unwonted duty to perform towards the Morning Chronicle. We have to thank that Journal for having given rather a fair account of what we have been s tying for some days back about party and Parliamentary prospects. We have also to thank our Contemporary for having put its true account in juxta-position with the un true statements of an occasionally insane Journal, upon which the fit kas been working very strongly for some days hack. The Morning Chronicle, however, with all its frankne-s, still leaves something out. It truly enough de scribes the view which we have taken of the conditional duty and probable course of the Conservative party in the present juncture of affairs ; but does not do us the favour to allude to our statement of the past and present circum stances of the country, which seem to justify, and evetf to demand, that course on the part of the am-radicalized Whigs, and independent patriotic Tories, which we have indicated. As for Mr. O'Connell and his tail, and the other revolutionary people upon whom Ministers have hitherto so much depended, either they must be " shelved," as the Chronicle terms it, or the Ministry will be" shelved." We apprehend that whatever our Contemporary may think concerning this alternative, Lord Melbourne will think the former the preferable process. We shall see.— Horn. Post MONEY AND CITY NEWS. (FROM Tall MOININ• TAPERS OF THIS DAY.) TIMES.—Some excitement was caused in the Share market, and a rather considerable decline in the prices of London and Birmingham railways, by the forced sale of 130 shares on account of holders in the cotton manufac turing districts reported to have fallen into embarrassed cir cumstances. From 76 to 8, which were the closing quotations of yesterday, the prices receded to 72, but finally left off at 73 to 4 premium. In other railways little or no alteration occurred, except in Brighton, which declined to 4 to 3i discount ; Great Western were 10 to 11 ; Manchester and Birmingham to 1 ; the Extension line, to 1 ; Croy don, new, to 4 premium ; Croydon, old, sto 4.V ; Greenwich, 3i. to 3; Blackwall, 2 a to s discount ; North Midland improved to par to 1 premium. . POST.—An event of much interest to the commercial world was communicated to us by the Antwerp papers re ceived in town this morning. We allude to the failure of the Bank of Belgium at Brussels. It appears that this esta blishment has been compelled to close its doors for the pre sent in consequence of the heavy calls which have been made upon it of late for the reimbursemcnt of moneys in deposit, and the excited state of the country. Tbe ma naging Director, M. de Brouckcre, and two of his col leagues, have caused to be published a statement of the af fairs of the bank in question, from which it would seem that time alone is wanting to enable it to overcome its difficul ties. The following is a copy of the document : BANK OF 'BELGIUM. LEDGER BALANCE, DEC. 13, 1838. Cash, specie and notes 387,463,404 Bills Public securities, A 1,106,026,567 Public securities, B 104,356,240 Accounts current Advances on mortgage 81,133,334 Various credits 3,903.786 Loans on public securities Cash of the secretariat 658,298 Advances on shares .. 33,500,000 Real property Furniture General expenses to be shared 5,442,360 Ditto of the year Total francs Capital Reserved fund Notes in circulation Savings' Bank Four-and-a. Half per Cent. Bonds Accounts current Interest of the Bank of 1837 Dividend ditto ditto Interest on the Societies' ditto 196,490 Dividend ditto ditto 405,348 Cologne Railway Shares 491,111 Profit and Loss.. 64,791,366 Total francs 4,698,705,830 The Bank had, it appears, made known its situation to the Government on Friday last. The Minister of Finances on the preceding Wednesday afforded the institution some assistance, without, however, being - aware of the extent of its embarrassments ; and, unfortunately, when the actual state of affairs became apparent to the Government, it was impossible for them, considering the pressing nature of their own pecuniary wants, to attempt more. This was signified to the Directors on Monday. It was at the same time in timated that, in order to afford relief to the working classes, it had been arranged with the Societe Generale that the latter should charge itself with the liquidation of deposits owing by the Bank of Belgium on account of savings. A notification to this effect was accordingly issued, but it is remarked in the Brussels correspondence, that since the suspension of the Bank of Belgium a very general distrust had been observed to prevail among the merchants and capitalists in that city, and that a smart run on the other banks had commenced. It is added that a meeting of the principal creditors of the Bank of Belgium was held on Tuesday afternoon, at which it was determined, as it was believed, that measures should be taken to enable it to re sume. Its notes were in the meanwhile offering at 10 per cent. discount. The demand f,r specie, even on the Societe Generale (the Old Bank of the Low Countries), on the part of the holders of its notes, is stated to have been very great. The fill of the Bank of Belgium is attributed by some to a want of foresight in the Directors, and to their warlike predilections. The establishment was one of very recent origin. The public securities in this market were per cent. lower at the commencement of business this morning, but they afterwards recovered, and at the close they were again quoted 931 1 to Exchequer Bills left off at 635. to 655. prem., and Bank Stock at 204 to 3. The Belgian Bonds were not much affected by the news from Bru sse l s . Th ey l e f t o ff at 98 to 983-, after having been done at 98, or about per cent. lower than yester day. Th e f a il ure o f t h e Bank of Belgium will, it is feared, be severely felt at Paris as the shares forming its capital are understood to be extensively held there Five per Cent. D utch Stock left off at 100 to 100 i ; Five per Cet. O N ' H Portuguese at 28i to 28i • and Active Spanish, with the overduecß Coupons,cl6* to 16i. A ru mirhasen current o . for some days past that the Direetorlisbt. theth the Bank of have h it in contemplati on to contract merchants and m anu f act urerswho n d e o n nl business n at to the branches in Lancashire, i n order to check the " specula tion" in cotton ; and from th e quarters here it was spoken of confidently, there was every reason to expect that it was well founded. This mistake —for we have taken some pains to ascertain the correct state of things appears to have arisen from the fact that a communication had been made from 'Threadneedle-street to the br anc h at Liverpool, desir ing that particular attention should be paid t o cotton opera tions,and to be cautious in receiving the bills of fi rms connected with this business. It was to this letter we alluded y ester d ay, and hoping to get a transcript of such an interesting docu ment alone prevented us going more fully into the matter. It was at first thought that t was similar to the famous letter forwarded to Liverpool in 1836, desiring the bills of the " Under-mentioned" Ameri can houses to be thown out when offered for dis count, and which brought to a crisis that memorable and deplorable panic, whereby some of the oldest and most respectable firms were compelled to suspend payment, and trade and commerce in every branch were convulsed to the very root, and the strong impression that the present let ter was of this nature rendered it most desirable to procure a copy. Such a melancholy state of things, cannot, how ever, be now brought about even by the Bank of England, for the elements of a panic do not exist, and the Bank of England, moreover, is comparatively powerless, and al most at the mercy of the joint-stock Banks. There is, in fact, nothing of importance in the present movement on the part of the Bank, except as show ing the limited knowledge of the Directors of the true circumstances of such an important branch of com merce as the cotton trade. It has been recently shown, almost innumerable times, in the Morning Chronicle and in the best-informed Journals of Lancashire, that the late advance in the value of cotton has been owing to no " spe culation" whatever, but to the large ascertained deficiency of the crop of the present year. The prices of cotton at this moment are not so high by id. per lb. as they were at this period of last year ; and did any sane person then, we will ask, ever dream of speculation ? Cotton is, indeed, still too low, as far as calculations can be formed as to the existing state of supply and demand, and will rise much further, to the extent, it is thought by many, of 2d. per lb. within a few months, and the Bank o f E ng l an d h as n ot in its power to lower prices by any operation, but the Directors may cer tainly injure themselves and their shareholders by driving away their few remainiegcustomers t o the wealthy joint-stock banks which exist so plentifully in Lancashire. To such an extent, indeed, has the inconsistent policy of the Bank of England operated to the prejudice of the shareholders, that we know many estabishments make it a condition that their bills shall never be sent to the Bank or its branches for discount, and parties in the country, rather than have recours to the Bank, send their bills up to Lombard street to be cashed. Again, the system adopted in cotton speculations is such, that speculation cannot be carried to any very great extent, for either instant payment in mill is made, or bankers' acceptances at 60 days ten dered in lieu thereof ; so that although a purchaser may pawn his purchases and again go into the market, yet the margin between the advance and the value of the deposit is so great, that the operations of this nature are soon frustrated. The Bank of England, moreover, has so re cently extended its accommodation to the public, by in cluding " Exchequer Bills, India Bonds," &c. in their list of deposits upon which loans will be made, so that any counter-movement so immediately after issuing such an order would have been inconsistent in the extreme, and cannot, we should think, be seriously contem plated, even if the accounts from their branch at Liver pool are unsatisfactory ; and to be brought on besides at this critical moment, when corn is at almost a starvation price, and every necessary of life is advancing in cost— when torch-light meetings are going on in various parts of the country, and every clement is in force to bring about a most eventful winter, would be short-sighted policy indeed. Nothing would so soon bring matters to a crisis as to check employment in the manufacturing districts ; but, as we have before said, the Bank of England has not the power of doing it, and, therefore, there need not be any apprehen sion or alarm on this head. The business transacted in England in this most important article, cotton, is of much greater magnitude than the public generally have any con ception of, and but few persons unconnected with trade itself are aware that the exports of cotton manufactures form more than one-half of the total exports of all other British manufactures collectively. H E RA L D.—We find that the chief losses by the Bank of Belgium will be confined to parties resident in Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. It has never been in favour in Holland, and this event will, doubtless, open the eyes of the Belgians to the danger of such ricketty institutions, anti the pleasing influence that the prospect of a war has upon them. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGIS THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1838. TRATE S. A meeting of the Magistrates of the County of Middle sex was held yesterday at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, for the despatch of County business, Mr. Sergeant ADAMS in the Chair. The minutes of the last Court were read and confirm:: GRAND JURIES. Mr. LAURIE gave notice of arriOTion for the next Court day, that a clerk be appointed to attend the Grand Jury of this Court for the same purpose as a clerk had recently been appointed by the Judges of the Central Criminal Court. CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. A special report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction relative to the duties of the Chaplain was read. It recommended that the salary be 3001. a year. Several members having expressed their opinion that the salary was too small, the report was received, and or dered to be printed, and taken into consideration on the next County day. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. In the course of a discussion relative to some proposed alteration in the New Prison, Sir PETER LAURIE expressed a hope that some altera tion would speedily be made with respect to the punish ment of prisoners by solitary confinement. There were now three boys in Bethlem Hospital, whose insanity had been occasioned by solitary confinement in the Penitentiary, Milbank. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Mr. TuLx brought forward a motion, of which be had given notice, that, in addition to the number of twelve ladies who visit the female prisoners in the House of Cor rection, Coldbi,th-fields, under the sanction of this Court, two Roman Catholic ladies, properly qualified and recom mended, be permitted to administer religious instruction and consolation to the female prisoners of that persuasion, who amount on an average to above one-fifth of the whole number of female prisoners. If the Court rejected his motion, he pledged himself to renew it in some shape or other every Court day until it was granted. Captain CARPENTER seconded the motion. Mr. LAURIE moved, and Mr. M‘WILLIAm seconded, the previous question. After a very long discussion, the Chairman put the ques. tion, when there appeared— For the amendment 3O Against it l5 The original motion was consequently lost. PARISH OF ST. GEORGE, HANOVER-SQUARE. The CHAIRMAN thought it right to state to the Court that the appeal of the parish of St. George, Hanover square, was heard, in the Court of Queen's Bench, last term. He was present at the time of the judgment, and had since read a faithful transcript of it. The effect of the judgment was shortly this, that the Court of Queen's Bench were of opinion that the Magistrates were wrong in their construction of the Act. The Court had spoken of some inconvenience being likely arise from this construction, but the Magistrates would have great pleasure in hearing that neither this Court nor the county would be put to any inconvenience at all. The only difference would be this, that in making their calculation the Magistrates would be obliged to make it on to a future day ; and the probability was that they would be compelled to tax the country with an additional rate, in the first instance, to meet the neces stry consequence of their having to calculate to a distant day. The order of Sessions was quashed, but the parish of ° St. George not having moved the rate into the Queen's Bench, as well as the order of Sessions, it remained exactly as it was ; and therefore the parish would not be put to any inconvenience by money being paid back, front the acci dental omission which had taken place. Mr. Oam E made some remark relative to the rate, which we could not heir. The CHAIRMAN said the rate remained as it was. He was exceedingly glad they had got this construction of the Act. He would only siy further, that in order to be for t fled on the subject of the rate not being quashed, the opinion of the Attorney-General had been taken, and pro bably it might be of use to print it for the use of the parishes. On the motion of Mr. WILKES, seconded by Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE, it was agreed that the documents should be printed and distributed amongst the Overseers. Mr. ORME trusted the Court would sanction a warrant of distress if the money should not be paid. The CHAIRMAN—Oh ! they'll pay it. After transacting some other Unimportant business the Court adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANGER Y, Dicc. 20. IN THE MATTER OF THE SHAFTESBURY CHARITIES. This was a petition for the confirmation of the Master's report, recommending that certain persons be appointed trustees of the charities. The LORD CHANCELLOR having heard Mr. Wigram and Mr. Girdlestone on the part of the Mayor and Bur gesses of Shaftesbury ; and Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Teed on the other side ; dismissed the petition itself with costs, and confirmed the report. ROLLS' COURT, arc. 20. BULLMAN V. THOMAS. The arguments in this case were to-day concluded. Mr. KINDERSLEY and Mr. KEAN were heard against the motion. His Lordship the MASTER of the RoLLs, in giving judgment, said that this motion was made to restrain the defendants from selling the property belonging to the Reeth Consolidated Mining Company, and from interfering in the affairs of that Company, and to appoint a receiver, The question resolved itse'f into this. Had the trans actions under the directions of the defendant, Mr. Thomas, been so bona fide that the other parties who had advanced their money were bound to continue subject to the party by whom they had been misled ? He (the Master of the Rolls) had no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the defendant ought to be restrained from carrying on the affairs of the Company. He thought that the Court would be justified in appointing a manager and receiver, for if otherwise the property would go to ruin. The motion was, therefore, granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DFc. 20. TOMLIN V. TU/IGUARD. _ This was an action of trover to recover about 675/., the value of a quantity of lead. The plaintiff was the proprietor of certain lead mines, near Richmond, in Yorkshire ; and the defendant was the assignee of an insolvent named Maltby, who was a lead mer chant in the city of London. It appeared that Mr. 'Maltby, in December, 1836, sent an order to the plaintiff for the quantity of lead in question ; and that in January, 1837, the plaintiff contracted to supply it. The lead was accord ingly shipped at a neighbouring port, and arrived in Lon don ; but in the meantime Mr. Maltby had failed, and when the bills given for the goods became due they were refused. This action was brought accordingly against the assignee of the insolvent, to recover the value of that quantity of lead ; and the defendant pleaded that it was not the pro petty of the plaintiff. The first question which arose in the cause related to the stoppage of the goods in transitu which it appeared the plaintiff had endeavoured to effect, upon hearing of the failure of the insolvent ; but that matter being one for legal argument rather than the decision of a jury, it was agreed by both parties that the case should be turned into a special case. The other point raised by the Coun sel on the part of the plaintiff was this, that the contract of sale was altogether void, inasmuch as, at the time when the contract was made, Mr. Maltby was so irretrievably insolvent that he must have known that he never could pay for the lead which he had ordered ; and inasmuch as know ing that, he fraudulently endeavoured to possess himself of the goods without paying for them. In support of that case an accountant was called, who proved that, at the time of his entering into the contract in question. Mr. Maltby was insolvent to the extent of between 60,0001 and 70,000/. On the part of the defendant it was contended, that though he was at the time insolvent to a large amount, and had been so for some years, still it (lid not necesarily follow from that that he might not have been able, in the course of his business, to pay for this quantity of lead ; that the evidence had totally failed to establish any case of fraudulent intention against Mr. Malt by, and that it was not even pretended that he had made any misrepresenta tion as to the state of his affairs. The LORD CHIEF .JUSTICE, in summing up, told the Jury that the onus probandi rested on the plaintiff. He must clearly satisfy them, that, at the time of making the con tract, the insolvent could by no possibility have expected to be able to pav for the lead which he ordered, and that he ordered it with the frudu!ent intention of becoming pos sessed of it without paying for it In his opinion it was lay ing it down far too widely to say that because a man was insolvent, and in great difficulties at the time, the contract was altogether void ; for, though insolvent, he might honestly expect to derive from various sources a sum suffi cient to meet the particular demand arising out of the contract. The Learned Judge then left it to the Jury to say whether the contract was void on the ground of fraud. The Jury retired for some time, and returned a verdict for the defendant, thereby finding that the contract was not void, and that the lead in question was not the property of the plaintiff. EQUITY EXCHEQUER, DEC. 20. HODGES V. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Mr. SIMPKINSON said this was a bill filed by Win. Hodges and John Norman against the Attorney-General, and the object of it was to have a declaration that the plaintiffs are ent i t l e d to an equ i ta b le mortgage or lien upon certain premises, and that the usual account might be taken of what was due to them by virtue of the mortgage, and that the premises might be sAd and the money ap plied to the payment of the lien. The case was shortly this. A person named George Bayley was in possession of some houses at Stoke Damarel and Plymouth, and being indebted to the plaintiffs on a banking account he deposited with them the deeds as a security for the money. If this had been merely a case as against Bayley, the decree would have been a matter of course ; but it seemed that the plain tiffs a short time before filing this bill commenced an action against Bayley to recover the money. However, before they could obtain judgment against him, Bayley committed a felony and was transported, and consequently the pre mises became forfeited to the crown ; and the question now was, how under these circumstances the property was to be dealt with—whether the Court would decree a sale against the Crown, or make a declaration that the plaintiffs were entitled to an equitable mortgage, direct an account to be taken, and declare that the plaintiffs were entitled to hold and enjoy the premises as against the Crown until the amount of what was due to . them should be satisfied by the rents and profits. There were no cases exactly in point, but in the case of Reeve v. the Attorney-General (2 At kins, 223) Lord Hardwicke expressly declared that the Court of Exchequer had jurisdiction to decree a sale against the Crown, although the Court of Chancery had not, because the Court of Exchequer was a Court of Revenue. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—You would be in difficulty here, because I don't sit here as a Court of Revenue. lam sittin g here only to do the Equity business ; therefore you should go before the full Court. That point, however, may be raised if the matter can be brought before the Court. Mr. WRAY, on the part of the Attorn e y -G enera l, sub mitted th at the Court could not decree a sale against the Crown ; it would never make a decree which it could not enforce, and how an order made by his Lordship to com pel the Crown to sell and convey could be enforced he could not understand. The proper course to pursue was to have sent a memorial to the Treasury stating the circum stances of the lien. The objection to the present proceed ing Was, that it might be cited as an authority to bring the Crown before this Court, in order to discuss what be longed to the Privy Council. Mr. SIMPKINSON, in reply, admitted the difficulty of the Case, remarking that he did not see how a decree for sale Could be enforced against the Crown, nor how his Lord ship, supposing her Majesty was to refuse to convey, could commit her Majesty to her own prison of the Fleet, for contempt of his Lordship's order.—(Laughter.) The pro per decree he thought would be, that the plaintiffs were entitled to an equitable mortgage on the premises to the amount due to them, and that they should hold and enjoy the property against the Crown until the amount of the lien was satisfied. Mr. Baron ALDERSON deferred his judgment. PREROGATIVE COURT, Das. 20. WOOD AND OTHERS V. GOODLAKE, HELPS, AND OTHEES. The arguments in this cause are still proceeding, and will probably continue for some (lays. CRIMINAL COURT-.THURSDAY, OLD COURT. PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY—SUMMARY CON VICTIONS—EMIGRATION— HORSE-STEALING.--The gen tlemen of the Grand Jury came into Court, and returned a great number of bills for felony and misdemeanour, and stated tbat having no other bills in the office, they wished to be discharged ; but bef ore th e y se p ara t e d, t h ey s h ou ld lik e to off er a few observations to the Court through the medium of their Foreman. J. BAGSHAW, Esq., then said that the Grand Jurors having had considerable discussion in their chamber upon several matters touching the service which they had been called upon to discharge, they begged to call the attention of the Court to some of them. We consider, that not withstanding the attention which has been paid to, and the alterations made in, the criminal jurisprudence of the country, that it is yet susceptible of great improve ment. We find that the number of minor offence; i s much on the increase, and we wish, if it be possible, for means to be adopted by which the time of the Court and of those who have duties to perform about it, miizlit be saved; and which would, moreover, prove a great saving to the counties within its jurisdiction. We are of opinion that if summary convictions and punishments were more generally resorted to that the system would be productive of beneficial results. We consider that this suggestion applies more especially to juvenile offenders, a great number of whom have been brought under our consideration. We had the case of a child before us yesterday only nine years of age charged with a trifling offence, and we humbly con ceive that in such a case a summary punishment might have been inflicted which would have been adequate with out sending such a child to the Central Criminal Court to undergo the ordeal of a trial. W e have also had our attention drawn to the subject of emigration. It is well known that establishments have been Formed for this pur pose, and we are informed that system has worked with beneficial results. We are of opinion that, as there are so many poor, helpless, and deserted persons wandering about in every part of the metropolis, many of whom wou'd probably work if they could obtain labour to perform, emi gration should be held out to such as a boon of encourage ment to proceed to the Colonies, where labourers are much required, and where, by industry and good conduct, they might become useful, perhaps respectable, members of so ciety. In adopting this recommendation we are only in fluenced by an earnest desire that crime in all its ramified forms may be diminished. There is another subject to which we be , also to draw the attention of the Court. We had a case of horse-stealing before us, where the, value of the animal was stated to be 61., and soon after the robbery the horse was disposed of to a " knacker" (perhaps to avoid detection) for the small sum of 158. We have been in . formed that there is a law in existence by which it is enacted that before any horse is consigned to slaughter, it shall be examined by an appointed officer, v Ito is entitled to a small fee for his inspection. This law, we are told, is every day avoided, so that great facility is given to get rid of property of this description at a low price, in order that the felon may escape detection. In the case to which allusion is made, the evidence was so slight that we should not have returned a true bill but from the consideration of the manner in which the horse had been disposed of for 15s. Some of the grsnd jurors are gentlemen resident in the county of Essex, and they have informed us that the crime of horsy-stealing is a very prevalent one i❑ their vicinity, and they are of opinion that they are frequently disposed of m the manner aLuded to, in order to shield the robber from the arm of pursuing jus tice. We, therefore, hope that if a law upon the subject exists, that the Court will enforce its observance ; and if there be no such statute, that a law may be made suffi ciently stringent to meet the exigency of the case. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said that the Court hoped that the new establishment in the Isle of Wight would have a good effect, and prove of beneficial results to the juvenile offenders. With regard to another subject to which allu sion had been made, he begged it to be understood that the law was yet in full force to prevent horses from being improperly slaughtered ; it had not relaxed in the least degree, but the evil arose from culpable negligence ; but the matter should be properly attended to. His Lordship said he was acquainted with the miseries of horse-stealing, for he had two valuable horses stolen sometime ago within a few days of each other. The Grand InqueEt retired, having ignored only eight bills. POLICE INTELLIGENCE MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Henry Flower, of Compton-place, Islington, who, at the latter end of the mayoralty of Sir John Cowan, complained that he had been charged, upon arriving at Messrs. Knill and Jackson's Wharf, near London Bridge, in a steamer from Boulogne, the sum of sixpence each for some packages which were landed at the wharf, and subse quently applied, at the suggestion of Sir John, to the Com missioners of Customs and the Lords of the Treasury on the subject, waited upon his Lordship in the course of yes terday. He stated that he had received an answer from the Lords of the Treasury, which he con , idered himself bound to hand to the LORD MAYOR. It was as follows : ( Immediate.) " Treasury-Chambers, Dec. 19. " Sir,—l have laid before the Lords Commissioners of her Mij,sty's Treasury your letter of the 20th of October last, complaining of the charge of 6d. per package demanded by the Proprietors of the London-brid re Wharf upon five pack ages containing your luggage, which were landed at that wharf, on your arrival by the Magnet steam-vessel from Boulogne, in the month of October last ; and I have it in command from their Lordships to acquaint you, that they have caused full inquiry to be made into the subject of your complaint, and they find that they have no legal power to interfere with the, charge in question. The charge is not made on the part of the Customs or the Revenue, but by the owner of the wharf, over whose demands my Lords have no con troul. From this statement, you will see that my Lords can not give any opinion, as between two parties, upon the legal point put by you.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, ‘, T. BARING. " Mr. Henry Flower, Compton•place, Islington." The LORD MAYOR observed that the answer was just such a one as might have been expected. The wharf was private property, and the owner might charge as he pleased. If a gentleman thought their charge " exorbitant" he might land his packages at the Custom House, or at some other wharf; but, in his opinion, a vast deal of trouble and delay was prevented by landing packages at the wharf in ques tion, compared with which trouble and delay the demand was a mere trifle. Mr. Flower said that his brother had arrived lately from Boulogne, and had experienced a great deal of delay and trouble before he could get his packages from the wharf, and he believed that many could complain of similar treatment. Mr. Nicholson, is ho has a wharf in the immediate neigh bourhood of London Bridge-wharf being present upon other business, took the opportunity of stating that passen gers might insist upon having their packages landed at the Custom House, but the authorities of the Custom House had for the public convenience directed that passengers should be accommodated with the delivery at the wharfs at which the steam-vessels stopped. Mr. Flower asked whether his Lordship was of opinion that passengers from Calais or Boulogne were not obliged to land at the London Bridge-wharf? The LORD MAYOR—So Mr. Nicholson, who is the owner of a wharf, says, and I have no reason to doubt it. Mr. Flower expressed his gratification at receiving the information, as he should take care to avail himself of it on future occasions. lIA7'TON-GARDEN. Yesterday James Wood, the driver of the Paddington omnibus No. 433, belonging to the London Conveyance Company, appeared to a summons to answer the complaint of Robert Thornton, a police constable, No. 91, E division, for furious driving, and endangering the lives of passengers. Mr. BENETT consulted with Mr. BURRELL, and con victed the defendant in the penalty of 305. and costs, and ordered that his license should be suspended for a fortnight. He was then ordered to deliver up his plate, No. 3,046, and his license was indorsed, with his second conviction, and they were both detained. Mr. BENETT told him that, in default of payment, he would be committed to the House of Correction for three weeks. John Holmes, the driver of the Paddington omnibus, 474, was convicted in the penalty of 20s. and costs for a similar offence. He begged hard that his license might not be indorsed, but Mr. BENETT told him that he was bound to indorse it. IRISH POOR.—Another ttarvin2 Irishman was brought up by the overseer of Clerkenwell parish, to be removed in the ordinary way. Mr. Mould, the clerk, doubted the right of the parish to pass the children, who were natives of this country, to Ire land. The Overseer contended that they were justified. Mr. Mould told him that he would find out his error, as it had been decided to the contrary in a higher Court. The Overseer, however, persisted in his opinion as to his right, and quitted the office. MARYLEBOAE. SHOPLIFTING BY A LADY..—Yesterday a fashionably dressed middle-aged woman, who gave her name Susan Ash:veil, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hoskins, charged with shoplifting. John Hughes, shopman to Messrs. Dry and Co., silk mercers, Tottenham Court-road, stated the charge. A policeman of the S division deposed to taking the pri soner into custody. She admitted her guilt, and said she was sorry for it. Mr. HOSKINS (to the prisoner)—What are you ? Pri soner—l am a lady in independent circumstances. Mr. HOSKINS—Where do you reside. Prisoner—At No. 4, Mornington-crescent, Hampstead-road. Mr. HosuNs—What could induce a person in your sta tion of life to commit such a crime ? Prisoner—l don't know what tempted me ; but I'm extremely sorry for what I have done. Mr. HosKlNs—And I'm sorry, too to see a woman like you in such a situation. You are committed to Newgate, and I cannot help it. She was then removed in a state of great agitation. Yesterday two young men, who gave their names Richard IVaddelove and John Henderson, in the employ of Mr. Taylor, livery-stable-keeper, of Whitechapel-road, were charged with being drunk in the Hampstead-road on the previaus night, and driving furiously over a youth named Bolton, the son of a master-tailor, of Berwick -street, Soho, who is so seriously injured that his life is despaired of. Police constable 90 S stated that he saw the prisoners driving most furiously by. He with difficulty secured them. A surgeon's certificate, to the effect that the boy was lying at his father's residence as above without hope of re covery, was put in and read. The prisoners said the horse had run away. They were remanded for the present. WORSHIP-STREET. Yest , rday George Ritchie, a keeper of a beer-shop, re siding in Whitecross-street, m.s brought up for re-exami nation, charged with stealing 80 sovereigns, the property of Charles Hiscock. The circumstances of this alleged rob bery have been published before. Mr. CODD ultimately said that though there were strong grounds of suspicion, there was not evidence sufficiently strong to detain the prisoner. He was then discharged. Committees have been appointed by the Statistical Society, for the purpose of conducting inquiries into the state of education among the labouring classes in London, and into the circumstantial history of criminal offenders and offences. The investigations on education, comprising the parishes of St. Martin, St. Mar garet, and St. John, in Westminster, and the four pa rishes of the Strand Union, have already been completed. The Committee for investigating crime has nearly com pleted its labours, through the assistance it has received from the Commissioners of Police. The Council having , communicated with the Government authorities, has ob tained permission to examine th , 4 registers kept at the Ge neral Penitentiary, with the view of collecting as many facts of interest as possible, and of ascertaining how far the course adopted is capable of practical and accurate appli cation. Late on Tuesday night a calamitous fire broke out in a dwelling-house, situated in Brunswick-place East, City road, and unhappily two children perished in the flames. The ravages of the fire were confined to one house, which is considerably damaged. The bodies await the Coroner's Inquest, which will be held to-day. sPORTING ENTELLIGENTry T T 12; I? SALL' S— ryx r • I THE DERBY. The betting this afternoon aff,rdcd rum for com ment, the room having been thinly attended, and business dull and unimportant. The only fluctuations were in Brother to Bv Middleton, Flambeau, Accelerator, and Dey of Algiers, each giving way a shade; each, however, was backed (Flam beau for nearly four liundr , :d pounds). so that their actual de cline is very sli : ; ht. The following- were the prices of the ft"' horses noticed in the course of the d..y :- 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton—tak en 15 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilclerim 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeac—taken 22 to 1 agst. Lord Albemarle's Trot 25 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator —taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh—taken 26 to I agst Colonel Anson's Zimmerman—taken 28 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dcy of Algiers—taken 28 to 1 asst Mr. Greville' s D err i na ne 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian—taken 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Dixon's Cammellius—taken 1000 to 10 agst Duke of Grafton's Pastille colt—taken 300 even between Zi.rmerman and sir G. Heathcote's lot.—taken LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER' DERBY RETTINS. 16 to I agst Lord Jersey's Ihierim—taken 20 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh--taken 27 to I agst Colonel Anson's Zimmerman—taken 400 to 14 agst Mr. Wreford's Wapite—taken 11 to 1 on the field. ST. ALBAN'S STEEPLE CHASE. for a A race came off in this neighbourhood yesterday afternoo n fn i Sweepstakes of 10 sous . each. Three miles. 6 Subs. T he - lowing was the result : 1 Mr. Elmore's Yellow Dwarf Mr. Webb's Pauline Mr. Smith Catlin 0 ,•,' Mr. Thomas's Napoleon 4 Mr. Bruce's Greyling Owner Mr. Daniel's Borax Borax and Yellow Dwarf were leading, neck and nielrck., „p O tte last fence, where the former fell, a n d Y e llow Dwarf had it himself. The ground run over com mence d on R e dbourne Cornioe°' and finished at Gorhambury Block. Oliver 5_ THE MARKETS COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEE: Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. , Bea..s. P° . s. to •••• Per Quarter. s. to s. s. s. js.to s. R, to 5 Blandford •73 80 32 35 25 27 !37 46 Brigg. 'l; 74 24 ti 24 31 42 41 Cambridge— 3 t '25 40 Chard Huntingdon—. !56 70 34 38 24 29 38 42 Long Sutton...—. 58 78 I ld 20 30 34 Louth 5B 68 j 26 22 t•O 4 35 42 ynn_. 56 67 22 31 16 90 30 32 Newark 62 72 124 31 19 28 21 43 Nottingham 64 79 j2B 31 jl9 28 35 42 eeterboroligh 59 72 i 35 42 .22 29 38 49 Plymouth . 53 70 30 34 20 23 67 43 . : 27 43 Sleaford 65 70 36 28 22 41 43 Uppingliam 63 74 24 30 •18 28 !32 44 Wisbech 63 72 20 i 30 32 30 54 18 • 40 38 *-- 32 34 , 3 , , - .... , ....- O . r DEVIZES CORN MA RK s. Per Sack. s d. s. (I. Per Quarter. S. J. 4 0 0 First NV heat 4l 0t043 0 Barley 3O oto 0 27 Second '36 0 39 0 Oats 3.) 0 , 25 0 Third 1465 Sacks of Whpat sold/ „ „ F lour (p2r bag) 5B 0 ..... at the average of _S "‘ - Bread (per ga11.)... J 8 LEEDS CORN MARKET.- Dee. 18; Wheat, Norfolk and SIMI;lk, 6Olb. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Sullidk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans ants, Potatrie st , or —Nlealing, For. 1141. toll tid Eng. 12d. to 13 1 . Pe r 0 d Shelling Rapeseed, English, 301. to 321 ... Foreign, 30. to 22 1 per 1... L.VERPOOL CORN MA RK ET.—Dec. 18.1 1 2 g. git WHEAT, English, White, per 70Ib. l2s, 3d to , Red Scotch, Welch, and Manx .. ,10 3 H i 0 Irish, White 1 g o 09 100 Red 4----. Foreign 14 0 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 Irish Foreign 46 ISArZLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 42 0 - o a Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. ••• , 5 Feeding 5 . r . 2 0 BEANS, English,l per Imperial quarter 4B 0 .',,,,. 0 c. 44 0 1,-,'" 0 Foreign PEASE, Englisn, per Imperial quarter 5O 0 ". - F ,2 o --- Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 66 0 68 (,) lr i sh IN OAT TAN ConN, MEAL, English •lan4olb.d Irish, per .24mi, 34 .l'2 100 Rye, , , Rye, per I niperal quarter `6 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT of GRAIN for the Week ending Dec.l7 00 ,,,, ca 4 t Wheat. Oats isarle! Flour. Loads (2r, Or, Ctrs IForeign, Brls.l Irish, Ste. Scks. 20,78 9 21, 81 21,171 2,331 :1,150 I 3,250 1 RETIREMENT OF MR. CARLISLE.---- 11 % the nouncement was yesterday made by Mr. Carlisle i Scots' Church, that he would, in the course of the ne ensuing week, render to his congregation a full stateineee, of the iccidents and motives which determined him on r ile signing his professorship, and to close his connexion with t ,„ commissioners. It is but justice to this gentlema" state —as we do on the information of a most coralleten witness—that, his return to his ministerial duties has be en hailed with the heartiest welcome, and his retirement (O n/ the Board been received with the sincerest approbation . ' Dublin Mail. Wednesday afternoon a Coroner's inquest was he ld at the Red Lion, Prince's-street, Westminster, to inq uir f into the cause of the death of William Jomner , e g t e a . thirty years. The house-surgeon to Westminster 1 1 ° 50 6, deposed that the deceased was admitted into that ins tution on the 4th inst., about ten o'cicck in the mered: h tying received a severe scalp wound and injury on the be d tl ed erysipelas set in, but was removed. The deceased , k. from the effects o f th e i n j ur y y es t er d a y, about three o'ci° The deceased stated t o hi m th a t on th e morning e ae c c t , dent occurr e d h e was w ith hi s h orse an d cart, an th d je g his ting out of it opposite the Board of Trade, he fell , 0 - had head. He also stat e d th a t on th e p rev ious night " e n o t been rather th e worse f or liquor. The decease d did th. blame any perso n b u t hi mse lf. Verdict—Accidental Deg 1/- GREAT ADVANTAGE TO LARGE CONSUM ERb 5 TEA. TEAS at WHOLESALE PRICES, in q uantitie s .f less than one pound, i n ti n cases a 6lbs. net, or sm all ches 121bs. and upwards. • To afford every facility to large consumers, to whom this fres 11 tisement is addressed, not less than one pound of Tea o r C°of the made at this establishment, as th e sma ll profits will not a dmit usual division of quantities made by retail houses. TEA' G. T. AIANSELL and CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside NS' PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY AND (or Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, Lon,.°TOR posite the Bank of England), the best wrought Si a . the SPOONS and FORKS, Fiddl e P a tt ern , 7s. 2d. per ounc;elgliti King's Pattern, 7s. 4d. per o unce . Th e following are t h ea rer, - °l t recommended, but the articles may be had lighter or the same price per ounce : FIDDLE PATTERN. KING'S PATTERNe 41. or d' ° 12 table si oon .4oat 7 4...14 e El desert clittoslo6 4.. i l fi" 4 12 table forks :..40 7 4.: 1 7 4 12 desert ditto ...26 4 ° 2 gravy spoons 12 7 4... 4 8 1 soup ladle ...... 12 7 4... 4 0...4 4 4 sauce ditto • 7 1 4 sak ditto (stro..g Silt) 1 fish slice .. ..... a 5 12 tea 5p00n5...Z...14.. 10.1 5 9 0 1 pair sugar tongs ......... t, s li i s l t v s er of Ttlemaparnidcecs.ao-frf evearsioeurstiPeeioi: ated Ware, may be bad on )untry in answer to a paid let"' ,hment contain a large se ction 0 e a service oz. s. d. s d. 12 table 5p00n5...30 at 72 10 15 0 12 desert ditto ...20 72 7 3 4 12 table forks —.30 7210 15 0 12 desert ditt0...20 72 7 3 4 2 gravy spoons 10 723 11 S 1 soup 1ad1e......1n 723 11 8 4 sa , .c, ditto ...10 753 10 8 4 Fat t spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 1 fl,ll slice 12 t,a spoons 10 7 8... 316 8 I pair sugar tongs 0 15 0 A Pamphlet containing detailed terns of Silver Spoons and Forks, and of the different articles of PI cation, or will be sent into the cc the Plate Rooms of this Establisl every article requisite to complete T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, ' ° publie London ( Seven Doors from Gracechureh• street ), informs the that he has fitted up THREE SHOW ROOMS expressiga) display of a lar' - e assortment of superior SILVE R ' d r it es' PLA FED GOODS. He offers them at those low but fie I )._ t he which have been so successful in drawing public attentioraZu aot WATCH, JEWELLERY, SILVER SPOON and F ° a De several branches of his trade. N.B. A pamphlet, contsaungoocio, tailed List of the Prices of Plate, Plated Goods, Wateb es t ' s a po st, &c., may be had gratis, or will be forwarded in sts"" r paid application. BIRTHS. On the 12th inst. at the R ec t ory , Spennithorne, Yorkshire , the lady of the Rev. Robert Pull e i ne , o f a ; o n. uare, On the 18th in s t., i n C am b r id ge - s t re et, ConnLught-sq 31rg. Charles Stewart Drewry, of a son. On the 19th inst., in Devonshire-place, the la d y of Robert Fled' e Gower, Esq., of inst., ason. Georg On the 16th in Old Palace-yard, the lady of Webster, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst., at Clapton, the lady of Thomas Butts Ta l43.- ray, Esq., of a son. r C a t. Adelsthorp House, on the 19 th inst., the Lady Eleano. cart, of a son and heir. Licu tt- At Derryquin Castle, Francis Bland, Esq., the lady of nant Thomas Stuart, R.N., Of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 18th inst. , at Daventry, Henry Lipscomb, Esq ., ° a jar)'' younger brother of the Bishop of Jamaica. to F r ances pi . eldest daughter of the late Charles Rattray, Esq. , 31 . 13 " 0f ventrny. O the 20th inst, at T r i n i ty Ch urc h, U pper Chelsea , Cookson Airev, Esq., t o E mi l y , young est daughter of the ;Ja Wm. Parke, Esq., of A n fi e ld L o d ge , near fi e r vi DIED On the 14th inst. at e e Highgat , g(1 79, Mrs. Mary tab For the wido w an d relict of the late 111r. 8 Joseph Portal, of Dish° gate-street, London. On the 17th inst., at Pennsbu:y, Clapham, aged 21, S:1 . 311 Cressy, eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel King, late of Limelio.tlia At Rotherhithe, on the 18th inst., Mr. Robert Kay, age d i f e of At Brighton, on the 18th inst., aged 47, Olivia Frances, W Mr. George Bedford, and only daughter of the late Lieutet Colonel Edward Charles Smith, of the Hon. East India CortiPaz' Artillery, St. Helena. On the 19th inst., at Plaistow, Essex, aged 84, Sarah Sherrere' relict of the late Jas. Sheppard, of Ham House, Upton, E h sq• late On the 19th inst., aged 63, Ann Maria Hall , widow of the Thomas Hall, Lieutenant R.N. p e ter On the 12th inst , at B r ighton, Sophia, wife of James vro d, Howard, Esq., of Cadogan•place, only son of William Ile near Esq., of Hyde Park-corner, and Whitehedswood Lodge, Southampton. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG po stj 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, ill th e qt kltddesta.—Friday, December 21, 1835.